CD review 2026 Archives - Metal-Exposure

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CD review 2026

Hippotraktor – “Annihilist”

Andy October 11, 2026

Not every album needs to change your life, challenge your understanding of music or leave you contemplating the meaning of existence for several hours afterwards. Sometimes an album is simply very good, and, frankly,...

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CD review 2026

Rorcal – “Mahre”

Andy October 11, 2026

There are albums that immediately draw you in, albums that take a little convincing, and then there are albums that leave you wondering whether you have made a terrible mistake before eventually revealing something...

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CD review 2026

A.W.A.P. – Clown Carousel EP

Andy October 11, 2026

Punk Has Grown Up. Nobody Told AWAP to Behave. Back in early 2024, I found myself interviewing a Suffolk band called AWAP ahead of a performance at The Smokehouse in Ipswich. They were talking...

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CD review 2026

Fen – Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth

Omer September 22, 2026

If I’m being honest, it’s quite remarkable to see how Fen has developed over the years. I still remember when Ancient Sorrow came out twenty years ago (!), and just how groundbreaking The Malediction...

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CD review 2026

Hills Like White Lions – “Canary” 

Andy September 10, 2026

There are albums you admire, albums you enjoy and, very occasionally, albums that reset your personal benchmark for what a genre can achieve. For years, Opeth’s “Ghost Reveries” has occupied that position for me...

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CD review 2026

Green Lung – Necropolitan: An Occult Love Letter to London

Tabitha September 9, 2026

Green Lung – Necropolitan I was ready to love it.. I was. After those first three albums, I went into Green Lung’s fourth record with high expectations. But Necropolitan doesn’t hit quite as...

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CD review 2026

Kamelot – Dark Asylum

Michael August 30, 2026

Some bands become part of your personal history as a music fan. For me, Kamelot is one of those bands. They were one of the first bigger metal concerts I saw when I...

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CD review 2026

Fluisteraars – Jacht der Mysteriën

Erik August 25, 2026

Ever since their debut album “Dromers” (2014) Fluisteraars, an illustrious act from Bennekom (Gelderland, NL), managed to enthrall me with crafty songs and musical experimentation. While rooted in Black Metal this act proves to...

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CD review 2026

Electric Callboy – TANZNEID

Andy August 16, 2026

There was a time when hearing Electric Callboy felt slightly dangerous. Not dangerous in the church-burning, police-raid sense, obviously, but dangerous because you genuinely had no idea what ridiculous idea they were about to...

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CD review 2026

Hulder – Verbolgen

Omer August 10, 2026

I like Hulder. I think it’s a great band, and I’ve liked them for a good couple of years at this point. Yes, I know it’s mostly two people, and that it used to...